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  • FIPS 01099
  • Largest town: Monroeville

Monroe County, Alabama

Monroe County had 19,057 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,025.7 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 67 in Alabama by population and 9th by land area.

Population
19,057
#46 of 67 in Alabama · #1,881 in US
Area
1,025.7 sq mi
#9 of 67 in Alabama · #647 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#56 of 67 in Alabama · #2,291 in US
Median household income
$49,314
#49 of 67 in Alabama · #2,756 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Monroe County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Monroe County population, land area and income

Monroe County had 19,057 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,025.7 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 67 in Alabama by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 18.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents; Monroe County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,314 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,057

3144th1st

1881st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,026 sq mi

3144th1st

647th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2291st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,314

3143rd1st

2756th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

19,057

67th1st

46th of 67 (AL)

Land area

1,026 sq mi

67th1st

9th of 67 (AL)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

67th1st

56th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$49,314

67th1st

49th of 67 (AL)

How Monroe County's population changed since 2020

Monroe County lost 647 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.3%. That ranks 55th of 67 in Alabama for growth. The median Alabama county changed by +0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Monroe County recorded 933 births and 1,366 deaths, a natural change of -433. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -294. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 433 people.

19.7k202019.5k202119.4k202219.2k202319.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
933
Deaths
1,366
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
-294
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-187

Where Monroe County is

The Census internal point of Monroe County is at 31.580400, -87.383300. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Alabama's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Monroe County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Clay County: +0.2%Baldwin County: +12.2%Coffee County: +5.2%Fayette County: -2.9%Chilton County: +4.9%Perry County: -8.7%Lamar County: -2.9%Morgan County: +2.2%Bibb County: +0.4%Butler County: -4.1%Barbour County: -2.5%Franklin County: -0.6%Chambers County: -2.2%Macon County: -6.7%Marshall County: +4.6%DeKalb County: +2.0%Russell County: -0.7%Geneva County: +2.1%Houston County: +1.9%Greene County: -7.5%Talladega County: -0.1%Monroe County: -3.3%Mobile County: -0.5%Covington County: +0.6%Cullman County: +5.1%Lauderdale County: +3.7%Shelby County: +5.4%Clarke County: -3.7%Lowndes County: -7.8%St. Clair County: +5.7%Choctaw County: -4.5%Blount County: +1.8%Dallas County: -6.9%Conecuh County: -3.8%Elmore County: +3.6%Autauga County: +4.3%Henry County: +5.6%Montgomery County: -1.1%Jefferson County: -1.5%Hale County: +2.3%Jackson County: +2.4%Madison County: +8.4%Washington County: -2.0%Bullock County: -3.2%Pike County: +0.7%Crenshaw County: -0.4%Dale County: +1.6%Lee County: +7.4%Cleburne County: +5.6%Tallapoosa County: -1.4%Lawrence County: +1.5%Pickens County: -2.4%Colbert County: +2.6%Winston County: +1.6%Marion County: +0.5%Calhoun County: +0.2%Etowah County: -0.2%Randolph County: +4.4%Wilcox County: -6.3%Tuscaloosa County: +3.7%Sumter County: -4.8%Walker County: +0.2%Cherokee County: +4.6%Escambia County: -0.2%Limestone County: +14.1%Coosa County: -0.5%Marengo County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.2%
  2. < -0.5%
  3. < +1.6%
  4. < +4.3%
  5. ≥ +4.3%
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Orange pin: Monroe County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.580400, -87.383300
DMS
31°34'49.44"N 87°22'59.88"W
UTM
16N 463631.2E 3493991.4N
Geohash
dj9get13j
Plus code
863JHJJ8+5M

Towns in Monroe County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Monroe County, 6,826 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Monroe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Monroeville with 5,720.

  1. 01Monroeville5,720
  2. 02Frisco City1,106
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Monroe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Monroe County. The most populous is Baldwin County, AL, with 261,608 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 84.0 miles NE of Monroe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 76.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Selma, AL (population 16,312), 61.3 miles away.

Monroe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Monroe County is 01099: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,314.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Monroe County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,057. That is down 647 people (3.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,704.

What is the FIPS code of Monroe County?

01099. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Monroe County?

Monroeville, with 5,720 residents inside Monroe County in 2024.

Which counties border Monroe County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Baldwin County, AL; Escambia County, AL; Clarke County, AL; Butler County, AL; Conecuh County, AL; Wilcox County, AL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.